Filed under: reflection, session | Tags: , emotions, experiences, feelings, group, intrigue, presentation, support, themes, work
Today was….exhausting…..entertaining, nerve-wracking, fascinating, very tiring and a complete relief.
I wondered this morning how varied we were as a group. We are so different in our work that it is hard to make any links. Despite there being 2 jewellers, 2 textiles, many painters no two are alike in any obvious way. There are themes that join us and experiences that are similar but the work is very varied. It fills me with intrigue as to what our show will look like.
I am finding the group experience a lot more supportive than I had anticipated. Having worked by myself for so long it comes as a surprise and yet it shouldn’t be – we’re all in the same boat. I suppose I also have my last experience of structured education, my degree course to compare it to – that was a very competitive and less sharing environment, I don’t think I thrive very well in those sorts of scenarios.
The atmosphere when travelling home was as though we had suddenly leapt from meeting one another only a handful of times to feeling as though we’d been together as a group for a year. The day distilled our purpose and opened us up to one another on many levels. It feels as though something has been revived in me.
So this is where it starts.
This week marked the beginning of my most serious steps towards making a living as a designer-maker. The first session of the Post-graduate Certificate in Arts Practice (known as Connect) did many things:
Made me feel like I was in the right place at the right time
Reassured me I wasn’t alone in finding it hard to break away from the security of the 9-5
Scared me – THIS is my chance, (not the one and only chance, but I am lucky to be here) – a real opportunity
I have so much to do!!
Actions for the week - Set up an online progress file :: Source suppliers of wool :: Organise a course paperwork file
